ORTHODOX SYRIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF THE EAST OUTSIDE KERALA REGION ANNUAL CIRCULAR 2019 No: OKR/01/2019

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1 ORTHODOX SYRIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF THE EAST OUTSIDE KERALA REGION ANNUAL CIRCULAR 2019 No: OKR/01/2019 January 1, 2019 To The Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Directors, Vicars, Headmasters/Headmistresses and Teachers Wish you all a blessed New Year! Greetings to you all in the name of our Lord! By the Grace of God we carried out the Sunday school activities of the last year. We hope and pray that God will continue to shower His blessings in the New Year as well. The cooperation and able leadership of all the office bearers at all levels of Sunday school is earnestly solicited to carry on with our mission in our region. All are kindly requested to follow this circular for the smooth functioning of Sunday school activities. A. Text Books We follow the text books prepared by OSSAE since The text books according to the revised curriculum are available at OKR Office and at Central Office, Devalokam, and Kottayam. According to the revised curriculum the learning process is divided into five stages: Category Class Age 1. Bethlehem Preschool class up to age 5 2. Nazareth Class I-III Galilee Class IV-VII Jerusalem Class VIII-X Tabore Class XI-XII Grade system is implemented from the academic year 2016 instead of the earlier mark based system with Ranks. There is no need of Project work preparation and submission for the class 10 th and class 12 th students and the pass mark for the examination is decided to be 35 out of 100 marks. Successful completion of Class XII examination confers the title and certificate of Orthodox Vedapraveen Diploma to the student. We have certain special eligibility criteria for Class XII: In order to register for Class XII examination, the Regular students should have successfully completed Class XI. A student who has passed Class XI can write Class XII examination as a Private student only after two years of completing XI. A student who has passed Class X can write Class XII examination as a Private Page 1 of 14

2 student, only after three years after passing Class X. Such Private students will have questions from class XI and XII text books for the examination. For Class XII, two activities are mandatory as practical work. 1. Attend the orientation programme in your Diocese. a) The orientation program should be regarding the Teaching Methods. b) Any one chapter from Class XII textbook should be taught to the students by a teaching expert. 2. Prepare three lesson plans and teach three classes in your Sunday school under the supervision of the headmaster / class teacher. Detailed suggestions for the preparation of the lesson plan are given in Class XII textbook. Learn it properly, prepare lesson plan and teach with proper preparation. Teaching practice can be done during regular class or OVBS. Private students can do the specified project instead of the above The above-mentioned activities should be completed under the leadership of District/Zonal Inspector before September 15 th, (In case of units with more than five students, the activities may be done in the respective units under the guidance of the District/Zonal Inspector). The Diocesan Directors should send the final list of eligible Class XII candidates (Private/ Regular) to the OSSAE OKR office based on the report of the District/Zonal Inspectors on or before 15 th October B. The Inter-Diocesan competition 2018 As per the decision of the General Body of the year 2018, the Inter-Diocesan competition for 2018 will be held on July 14 th Sunday, 2019 at STOTS, Nagpur. The eligible students must send their entries for the competition endorsed by the Diocesan Director before 17 th February 2019 The persons who accompany the candidates have to register the name and pay the fees of Rs.250per person per day. The competition is for the following titles in four items under two categories: Senior and Secondary. Elocution Solo Song Quiz Essay Sunday School Prathibha Sunday School GanaSugandhi Sunday School Praveen Sunday School Vijnani The syllabus for the competition will be that of C. The General Body Meeting 2019 The General Body Meeting of 2019 will be held on 14 th & 15 th September 2019 at STOTS, Nagpur. D. Website of OKR All necessary forms can be downloaded from our website E. Sathyajyothi online Course The Sathyajyothi online theological study programme under the auspices of St. Thomas Orthodox Theological Seminary, Nagpur, will definitely enrich our teachers by providing necessary information about the Bible, worship, faith and history of the Church. This course fully makes use of the Page 2 of 14

3 advancement in technology, being a fully online course. This is the first of its kind in our Church. More details are available from the course website We earnestly recommend all teachers to register for this course taking into account the challenges we face nowadays in terms of the faith and practices of the Church. G. Appointment of New Teachers As per the decision of the General Body meeting held on 13 th September 2014, a diploma in Divyabodhanam or the Sathyajyothi course is a pre-requisite for a person, coming from any Christian denominations other than ours, to be appointed as a Sunday school teacher in our Sunday school. For more details about Sathyajyothi course visit the course website Completion of class XII is a minimum requirement for being appointed as a teacher. H. Satellite ination Centre In recent years, there are many students, especially coming from the Gulf countries, who pursue their higher secular education in different parts of India. The students in Kerala can write their Sunday school Class X and XII examination at OSSAE office Devalokam, Kottayam. There is provision for any OKR student to write his/her examination at any other Sunday School centre of OKR with prior permission from the centre. This should be clearly informed to the OKR Director at the time of the registration of board examination. I. Half Yearly & ination 2019 All seven Dioceses and the Gulf Region are to follow our year plan strictly and to conduct classes as per the schedule [See appendix I]. The half yearly examinations have to be conducted at unit level on July 19 th Friday in the Gulf region and July 21 st Sunday in India. The ination for all the classes up to IX and for XI should be held on December 8 th Sunday in India and on December 13 th Friday in the Gulf. The question papers for examinations of all classes except the class X and Class XII annual examinations will be given by the respective diocese. However, any change of date for the examination at the diocesan level should be informed to the OKR Director in advance. The syllabus for annual examination is given in the Appendix I of this circular. The candidate needs 60% attendance to write the annual examination. Percentage division of Marks for examination for classes Jesus Kids (KG) to Class III are as follows 40% for half yearly examination 50% for final examination 10% for attendance Percentage division of Marks for examination for all classes IV to XI except classes X and XII are as follows 40% for half yearly examination 10% for project work; deadline 15 th October 40% for final examination 10% for attendance CLASS X and Class XII examinations will be held on December 1 st, 2019 Sunday in India and on December 6 th, 2019 Friday in the Gulf. The unit should send the application for this to the OKR office on before 15 th October Everyone is requested to meet this deadline strictly. After the Page 3 of 14

4 deadline no application will be entertained. In normal case applications will not be accepted after this date. An additional amount of Rs. 150 (One Hundred and Fifty only per person) will be charged for late application. The application must carry the full postal address of the Vicar and HM as the hall tickets and examination materials needs to be sent to the units/districts. Those who send the application via need to inform us about the payment. There will not be any separate reminder for the application. The HMs are advised to inform the students about their application for board exam in advance. If there is any change in the examination process all Sunday School units needs to comply by it. The fee structure of examination is as follows: Regular student Private student Rs.200/- (in India), Rs. 500/- for outside India Rs.250/- (in India), Rs. 500/- for outside India The ination Centre fee will be as shown below: 1-10 students Rs.200/- (in India), Rs-400/ for outside India 1-25 students Rs.300/- (in India), Rs-500/ for outside India 1-26 and above Rs.500/- (in India), Rs-750/ for outside India If a Sunday school student goes to other cities for his secular studies, student can attend any church in the place where he/she studies and take a Declaration letter from the Vicar and HM regarding his/her attendance and submit them to the home parish and it will be considered for calculation of attendance in an academic year. If the student wishes to appear for examination in the church where he/she studies, the student can get declaration letter from the home parish and submit to the church where he/she studies and can appear for examination there. This holds good for Class X and XII examinations also. Only thing is that, if the student is registered for examination in home parish and wants to appear for the examination at the church where he/she studies, OKR must be informed at the time of registration for the examination. J. ination Materials ination materials such as Hall Tickets, Facing Sheets, Attendance Sheet, and Circular of Rules and Regulations regarding examination will be sent to units/districts. The HM/District Inspector/ Vicar or any other duly authorized person can open the packet to see that everything is in order. If there is any discrepancy, they have to intimate the same to OKR office immediately. If the examination is held at Diocese, Zonal or District Level, the question papers will be sent to the Diocese/Zonal/District officials, who reside near to the place of the examination centre. The question papers would be in a separate sealed packet. The question papers are to be kept under safe custody till the date of examination. Because of this arrangement, application will not be accepted after the deadline mentioned above. The question paper should be opened only just before the commencement of the examination in front of the Vicar (if possible for Unit Level), Teachers and students. The Supervisors of the examination must follow the rules and regulations strictly. The students must write their name and register number on the facing sheet only. Page 4 of 14

5 K. CLASS X and Class XII ination Results 2018 The CLASS X and Class XII examinations of last year were held on 2 nd December 2018 in India and on 7 th December in Gulf Region and the results will be published on February12 th 2019 in our website, It is expected that the certificates will be ready by 10 th April Those who want to apply for revaluation should do it on or before 18 th February, 2019 with a fee of Rs.250/-, the Revaluation Results will be declared on 24 th February The failed students should realize their limitation and learn more. They can attempt for another time in this year itself. The SAY (save a year) ination will be held on Sunday, 7 th April, 2019 (Gulf S.S - Friday, 5 th April 2019). Those who want to appear for SAY exam should apply in normal application form with a fee of Rs.250/- on or before 3 rd March, The SAY exam is only for those who have appeared for examination and failed. The Say Results will be declared by 30 th April L. Arts Competition 2019 All the seven Dioceses and the Gulf region are requested to follow the OKR rules in conducting the Arts Competitions. The headmasters are to be extra cautious to give the correct information about the age of the students and their attendance; this would avoid unnecessary disputes. Details about this can be read in section VII (page 18) of our Constitution. HMs has to admit students as per their age and the secular classes. There should not be a big gap (more than 1 year) between the two. However, to avoid confusion, the participants of the diocesan level competitions should carry a certificate (of the HM) stating that they are regular Sunday School students and that they have at least 60% attendance in the current year. The organizers of competitions have to take note of the following changes: 1. For all competitions, which involve the use of Bible, any one of the following versions must be used: NRSV and the Orthodox Study Bible. 2. The sub-juniors will have a competition at the unit level only 3. For Group Song competitions, the children will be divided in to three groups only: all the students up to age 8 will be called Buds, those who are in the age group of 9-13 will be the Premiers and those above 14 up to 19 will be named as Teens. The Buds will not have any competition above the district level. 4. The time allotted for Group song will be three to five minutes. A team of group song comprises of three to five students only (As per the Decision taken in AGM 2017). They have to prove their musical talent only; any other type of presentation or chorographical elements will not be entertained (e.g. presenting a couple while singing a marriage song). Those who disobey the regulations will be disqualified. 5. Each Diocese has got the freedom to introduce other competitions like Drawing and it can be for a duration of half an hour. This year s syllabus for the Arts competitions is given in Appendix II. All the competitions should be held in the months of August, September, October and November at Unit, District, Zonal and Diocesan levels respectively. M. OVBS 2019 All the units should conduct the Orthodox Vacation Bible School. The guidelines for conducting OVBS-OKR have already been published. The date and time for conducting it shall be decided at unit level considering the local holidays during Dussera-Diwali, Christmas and summer vacation. For any information regarding OVBS, the units may contact on Mob Rev. Fr. Baiju Thomas is serving as the Director (Mob ) Page 5 of 14

6 N. SUNDAY SCHOOL CHARITY DAY-2019 As per the decision of the General Body meeting of 2010, first Sunday of the February will be observed as Sunday School Charity day in India. This year it falls on Sunday February 3 rd for India. For the entire Gulf region, the Sunday School Charity day will be Friday February 1 st, In order to inculcate the culture of mission, we need to do two things. First, give the students an opportunity to visit any charitable institution near the parish. The visit will certainly create a sense of service to the needy in the minds of students. The HM and teachers can organize this in consultation with the Vicar. Second, collect an amount of pocket money from Sunday school children and other people who are interested to help the poor. The contribution collected should be sent to the charity project of OKR to the OKR office at Nagpur. This is important as the gap between rich and poor is widening day by day. P. MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL AID Medical and Educational funds are available to the students. The Educational aid will be distributed to the regular attendees and students completed 10 th in Sunday school. Medical aid will be distributed to every student irrespective of any norms. The Diocesan Directors will be responsible to do the necessary scrutiny before forwarding the application to the OSSAE-OKR office for disbursement. Medical/ Education fund allocated as per the Budget is available anytime during the financial year, till 31st March, 2019 for disbursement. However, it is recommended to identify the most deserving candidate(s) as and when we come across and not later than January Q. TEACHERS TRAINING CAMP There will be a teachers training camp in STOTS Nagpur on 14 th and 15 th December It is expected that 5 to 7 teachers will be attending the camp from each Dioceses. After completion of this camp the attendees will be awarded certificates CONCLUSION We would like to express our profound gratitude to the Metropolitans, Vice-Presidents, Directors, Zonal Secretaries, District Inspectors, Headmasters, Teachers and Parents for all your support and cooperation for the smooth functioning of Sunday school activities. If the District Inspectors, Zonal Secretaries and Diocesan Directors can send their news and reports to the OKR office on time, we can publish those in our website. All the correspondence should be sent to the Director in the address below. Now Courier or Posts can be sent to the OSSAE-OKR office in the address given below. Kindly opt speed post or Courier service by DTDC only. We will not be responsible for telephonic conversations made to anyone in the Seminary regarding the official matters. There will not be any guarantee for commitment made by such conversations. For official purposes, you can call at All the payments to OKR should be made by cheque or Demand Draft only. It should be drawn in favour of Orthodox Sunday School payable at Nagpur (Federal A/c No , IFS code FDRL ). Those who avail the NEFT facility should intimate the office about the payment for proper accounting. Page 6 of 14

7 We earnestly solicit your prayers and cooperation for the success of our ministry to lead our children in the right path, as we were led by our parents and teachers. Joining Rev. Fr. John Mathew Treasurer of OSSAE OKR, Rev. Fr. Nithin V. Rajan, the Office Manager and the office team let me wish you all a Blessed new Sunday School Year. May the light and life of our Lord Jesus Christ guide us and strengthen us in this glorious ministry. With warm regards In His Mission Fr. Dr. Bijesh Philip OSSAE-OKR Director The Director, OSSAE- Outside Kerala Region, C/o St. Thomas Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kalmeshwar , Nagpur, Maharashtra, (Nagpur), Office / okrossae@gmail.com, Website: Page 7 of 14

8 Jesus kids Class-1 Class-2 Class-3 Class-4 Class-5 Class-6 Class-7 Class-8 Class-9 Class-10 Class-11 Class-12 ination ination ination ination ination ination ination ination ination ination ination ination ination 1,2,3,4,5,10,11. 6,7,8,9,12,13. 1,2,3,4,5,16,18,20 6,7,8,9,10,17,19,21. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 18, 20 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 19, 21 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 18, 20 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 19, 21 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 18,19, 20, 22, 24 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 21, 23, 25 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 19, 21, 24, 25 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 19, 24, 27,28 1, 2, 3, 4, 16, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19, 21, 24, 27. 4, 5, 14, 17, 20, 22, 23, 26, 28 and St. Gregorios of Parumala 4,5,6,7, 8, 9, 10,12,13,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,26,27,28,29 and St. Gregorios of Parumala Unit 1-ch 1, 2, Unit 2- ch 1, 2, Unit 3- ch 1, 2 Unit 4- ch 1, 2, Unit 5-ch 1, 2, Unit 6- ch 2, Holy Qurbana - A study : Chapters 1 to 5 Unit 1 ch 3, 4, Unit 2- ch 3, 4, Unit 3- ch 3, 4, Unit 4- ch 3, 4, Unit 5- ch 3, 4, Unit 6- ch 3. Holy Qurbana - A study : Chapters 6 to 10 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21, 22. Rituals are Meaningful : Chapters 1 to 5 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,13,14,15,17,18,21,22,23,24 and full Non Detailed Text(Rituals are Meaningful) (Answers can be written in any of the language of choice: English/ Malayalam/Hindi) Page 8 of 14

9 Appendix II Syllabus for the Arts Competition Elocution (One of the topics should be selected just five minutes before the competition). (Total allotted time for the elocution will be five minutes and the warning bell at the fourth minute) Sub- juniors: A story from Book of Judges Juniors: a) Prayer and fasting b) Obedience Intermediate: 1. Holy confession- its importance 2. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts -1:8 Seniors: 1. Responsible use of social media. 2. I can do all things through him who strengthens me (Philippians 4:13) Secondary: 1. Christian witnessing in Pluralistic Society 2. Bring every thought in to captivity to make it obedient to Christ based on 2 Corinthians Quiz Competition Seniors: I Samuel Letter of St. Paul to Romans Three Ecumenical Synods Sacrament of Holy Matrimony Secondary: Nehemiah Gospel according to St. Mark Oriental Orthodox Churches Service of Easter 3. Essay writing Seniors: 1. Church s concern for People with Disability. 2. Our creative response to the menace of communalism /fanaticism Secondary: 1) Significance of sacramental life with special reference to any one specific sacrament. 2) How to be a successful young mind in witnessing Christ and His teachings in this present era. Page 9 of 14

10 4. Solo song: Any Christian song 5. Group song: Buds (up to 8 years) - Songs from Hosanna Sunday Premiers (age 9-13 years) - Maundy Thursday Teens (age years) - Special Songs of Holy Qurbana Notes: 1. All the levels of the Arts competition should be over by the month of December as per our Year plan. These have to be held in the months of August, September, October, and November at Unit, District, Zonal and Diocesan levels, respectively. 2. The competitions for the Sub-Juniors and Buds will be at Unit and District levels only. 3. The age limit for the three groups will be the following: Buds (up to 8 yrs); Premiers (9-13); Teens (14-19). Age Calculation Age Calculation for the academic year 2019 will be calculated as on 1 st January Age for categories as per DOB is given below; Sub junior: 1 st January 2012 onwards Junior: 1 st January 2009 to 31 st December 2011 Intermediate: 1 st January 2006 to 31 st December 2008 Seniors: 1 st January 2003 to 31 st December 2005 Secondary: 1 st January 2000 to 31 st December 2002 Page 10 of 14

11 Appendix III Project work of the Students during 2019 General Guidelines The Project work is not a classroom assignment. The students can do it in their leisure time or in the break time when they are tired of learning secular subjects. One of the projects given below can be selected for this year. Project of the children of classes IV to VI are to be conducted on an oral level only. Students of Classes VII to XI should submit it in a well hand-written form. The length of the written project should be from five to ten pages. Photos and other data can be added, if available. Teachers and parents should help the child in developing his/her ideas. Teachers can select books and websites and give the name of these to the students. However, each project should be an independent work of the student. The Class teacher should maintain a register for the internal assessment of the student and the marks for the project should be entered in it. It shall be examined by the HM and verified by the parish priest. All those who are in this process should remind themselves that we are serving the Lord and that Christian values should not be compromised at any cost. The mark of the project work can be as follows: Punctuality (2 marks), Text (3marks), Comprehension of the idea (3 marks), and Presentation/Neatness (2 marks). October 15 is the cut- off date for the submission of the project at unit level. Selected Projects can be presented in front of the people during the anniversary of the Sunday School or on Sunday School day. Themes for Projects: Class IV Class V 1) Recite the gifts of the Spirit with Bible reference 2) Recite the names of 12 apostles 1) Recite the I am sayings of Jesus with references. 2) Make note of maximum number of liturgical books used in the Church and the occasion of use Class VI 1) Name all the books of the Old Testament 2) Narrate briefly about the life and contribution of Late H. G. Alvares Mar Yulios Metropolitan Class VII 1) Write briefly about St. George 2) Write the main events in the sacrament of Holy Matrimony and its significance. Class VIII 1) Prepare a note on the 8 Sundays of Great Lent 2) Write briefly about the life of Pampady Thirumeni Class IX 1) Write briefly about the life of St. John Chrysostom 2) Prepare a report on Synod of Diamper and its effects on the Malankara Orthodox Church Class XI 1) Write briefly about the contributions of Late H. G. Geevarghese Mar Osthathios. 2) Write briefly about the establishment of the Catholicate in Malankara. Class XII (for private students who cannot do practical work) Write a detail study on (Baptism/ Marriage/ Anointing the Sick or Feast of Christmas) based on the liturgical text used focusing mainly on prayers, hymns, symbols and rituals. (A4 size Page, Min & Max 10 pages, Double side typed, Times New Roman, font size 12 spacing 1.5, Justified). Candidates need to submit this during their ination and it has to be sent to the OKR office along with the answer sheet. Plagiarism will result in disqualification. Page 11 of 14

12 Prayers and Hymns for 2019 Class Prayer Hymn Jesus Kids Trisagion Glory is to God on high (Sthuthi Deyvathinuyarathil ) 1 Mid Lord s Prayer (Swargasthanaya Njagalude Pithave ) Renew your creatures (Karuna niranjavane.) 2 Mid 3 Mid 4 Mid 5 Mid 6 Mid 7 Mid Peace be with you Mary (Kripa niranja mariyame ) Prayer before going to bed Prayer when you got up in the Morning Kauma (upto Barekmor) O holy Father, guard us by Thy sacred. (Shudhamulla Bava ) Prayer before and after food. O Jesus Christ our Lord, Do not close. (Moran Yeshu messiah ) O Merciful God, the voice of our prayer. (Karunayulla Daivame ) Psalm 4 Nicene Creed (Nikhya Vishwasa Pramanam) Psalm 51 Praise of the Cherubim (Karthavinte Bahumanam Thalsthanath ennekkum ) Prayer before and after receiving the Holy Qurbana. O thou full of mercy (Anugrahangal Niranjirikunnavane..) May this offered Eucharist.. (kazhchayathil karthave nin..) By Thy light we see the light.. (Velivu niranjoreesho nin ) (5 stanzas) In oblations and in prayer.. (Deyva suthanmar ayiduvan ) Let us give peace from our hearts (Anyonyam Slomo nalkin.) Remember we those prophets. (Neebiyanmarum Jathikalodevangeliyon.) By the mother s Earnest Prayers (Ninmathavu Vishudhanmar..) Those apostles. (Bhoovilashesham ) Paul the Blessed.. (Paulose sleeha ) Come the time of prayer is here.. (Yachikendum Samayamitha..) Hearken Gracious Lord we pray. (Anpudayone nin vathil ) Seraphim of fiery line. (Srappikale kandeshaya ) Kukiliyon of St.Mary. Blessed are those servants good (Yajamanan varumannera..) Kukiliyon of Saints. Lord thy mercy on us cast (Njagalkulla Karthave..) Page 12 of 14

13 8 Mid 9 Mid 10 Mid & 11 Mid 12 Mid & Psalm 91 Psalm 121 He who sits under the protection of the most high... (Mahonnathante Maravil Irikunnavanaya Karthave..) Awaken us lord from our sleep in the sloth of sin (Urakkamillatha unarvaullavane ) It is good to give thanks (Karthavine Sthothram cheyyunnathum ) Grant us Lord God. Forever and ever. (Deyvamaya karthave pakal samayathe.) Lord, I have called upon you. O God, Barekmor/ Karthaave ninne njaan vilichu Daivame sthuthi Ninakku Mary said my soul magnifies the Lord St. Luke 1: (Mariam paranjathenthennal.) Psalm 149 Psalm 150 As the angels and archangels on high (Athyunnathangalil swargeeya malakhamar ) Psalm 148 Kukiliyon of the Cross. Kukiliyon of the Cross. Kukiliyon of the Departed. Kukiliyon of the Departed Kukiliyon of the Clergy. Kukiliyon of the Clergy. The one on whom fiery angels (Agniayanmar are nokki ) Saviour has spoken. (Rakshakanura cheythan ) High priests and priests. (Melpattakkar pattakkarode ) Clear o lord my every debt (Ente kadangalashesham nin ) Please note these are the Prayers and Hymns to be taught for the academic year Detailed version and meanings of the prayer and hymns will be sent from the OKR Office by end of February Please use only that for teaching purpose. Page 13 of 14

14 2019 YEAR PLAN AT A GLANCE Month Event Dates in January Sunday School Day New Year begins Statements and Reports of Head Masters to District Inspector Dates in India the Gulf February Charity Day (Jeeva Karunya Dinam) OSSAE- OKR Executive meeting at Chennai 06&07 Announcement of Result X/ XII Last date for application for Inter Diocesan competition at OKR Directorate Last day to apply for Revaluation of X and XII inations Revaluation results Announcement Statements, Reports of DI to the Zonal Secretary Statements and Reports of Zonal Secretaries to Director Diocesan General Body March Last date for application for SAY along with fee April SAY examinations SAY examinations results May Beginning of Summer Vacation June Reopening after vacation July Inter Diocesan Competition, STOTS, Nagpur Half yearly ination Reports of Diocesan Directors to the OKR Director August School level Competition Charity Day collection to be sent to OKR office September OKR General Body Meeting. 14&15 October Zonal Level Competition Last Date for submission of Application Form for X/ XII November Diocesan Level Competition and Teachers Conference December ination for X and XII Teachers Training Camp-2019 at Nagpur 14&15 ination for Nursery to Class IX and Class XI Page 14 of 14